Canada added 2,821 new cases of coronavirus as total infections exceeded 915K-nationwide

Another 2,821 people tested positive for the novel CoronavirusHealth officials said Tuesday that they pushed the total number of infections in the country to 915,873.

State health officials also said another 24 people died after the deal. COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection) (# If there is no character limit, add parentheses when it first appears, So far, the virus has killed 22,519 people in Canada.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Dr. Canada’s Chief Health Officer. Teresatam The number of cases per day nationwide is “currently increasing, exceeding 3,190 in the past week,” he said.

“Because of the high infection rate and the prevalence of infectious mutations, we must be vigilant to prevent the re-acceleration of the epidemic and its serious consequences,” she writes.

“Public health measures and individual practices are still crucial.”

As of Monday, a total of 3,618 confirmed cases of new, more contagious “variants of concern” were reported in all 10 states, with the B.1.1.7 variant accounting for 90% of these cases. It occupies the above.

The B.1.1.7 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom in mid-December.

2:05AstraZeneca vaccine approved by group over 65 years of age despite concerns

Tuesday’s new incident National Advisory Committee on Immunization in Canada (NACI) AstraZeneca The COVID-19 vaccine that gave a green light in February.

NACI announced that it recommends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65, contrary to the guidance issued earlier this month.

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The Commission previously cited “limited information” about the effectiveness of vaccines in the elderly, but now “real-world evidence” is that vaccines are safe and effective for that age group as well. It states that it shows that.

As of Tuesday night, over 3.2 million COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across Canada.

To date, about 4.26 percent of the country’s population has been vaccinated against the virus.

Minister of Procurement in a series of tweets on Tuesday evening Anita Anand Canada said it will receive more than 2 million COVID-19 vaccines next week and 1,195,740 doses the following week.

She said Canada would receive a cumulative total of 8 million doses by the end of the month.

The federal government also claims that all Canadians who want the vaccine will have access to the vaccine by the end of September.

The state reports hundreds of new cases

In Ontario, 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths were reported.

Meanwhile, Quebec added an additional 561 infections, and health officials said eight more people were killed.

In Manitoba, another 110 people have become ill, but no more deaths have occurred.

Meanwhile, Saskatchewan officials said an additional 156 people were COVID-19 positive and two more died.

1:34NACI Chair discusses the decision to wait before canceling the AstraZeneca vaccine course

Nine new cases of the new coronavirus have been detected in Atlantic Canada.

New Brunswick added five new infections, while Nova Scotia saw two new infections.

Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador each reported one new infection.

However, neither Primorsky Krai nor Newfoundland and Labrador added new deaths on Tuesday.

Hundreds of new coronavirus infections have been detected in western Canada.

In British Columbia, an additional 556 people have been infected with the virus, and Alberta officials say an additional 355 people are COVID-19 positive.

Three more people have died in Alberta, but no new deaths have been reported in British Columbia.

No region of Canada added a new COVID-19 infection or death on Tuesday.

Global case

The virus has infects 120,512,041 people worldwide since it was first detected in late 2019. Johns Hopkins University.

To date, 2,665,742 people have died worldwide after testing for the disease.

The United States has been hit hardest by the pandemic, with more than 29.5 million infections and more than 536,400 deaths to date.

— Using Global News Rachael D’Amore and Saba Aziz files

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